Tokelau (Tinea Imbricata): Geographical Distribution (For professionals)

Geographical Distribution

• Tokelau refers to 3 atolls lying midway between Hawaii (Hawai) and New Zealand around 300Km to the North of Samoa. The population is around 1500 for a 12 sq. Km. surface. The isolation combined with the high humidity and density might explain in part the propensity of having this fungal infection.

• The condition is endemic in the following countries:

• Brazil (purú-borá Indians)
• China (South)
• Colombia
• Guatemala
• India (South)
• Islands in the Pacific Ocean (Melanesia and Polynesia):

• Fiji Islands (Tamana, Lav group)
• New Zealand
• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Tokelau

• Malaysian Archipelago (Borneo…)
• Mexico
• Panama
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand

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